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verb · intransitive

benettle

benettle · benettles · benettled · benettling

To nettleTo nettle: To whip or sting with nettles.

Meaning

2 senses

To nettle:
To whip or sting with nettles.
(obsolete)To vex or provoke.

Origin

From be- + nettle.

From be- + nettle.

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Forms

benettles, benettling, benettled, benettled

regular · Lesson

Base form	benettle · to benettle
3rd person singular	benettles
Present participle	benettling
Past simple	benettled
Past participle	benettled

Tenses

benettle · benettled · will benettle · have benettled

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	benettle
he, she, it	benettles

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have benettled
he, she, it	has benettled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will benettle

Past simpleLesson

all persons

benettled

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

beneficiaryC2 benefitB1 benevolenceB2 benevolentB2 benignC1 benny

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